Cullen Ann Drescher Speckhart

Cullen A. Drescher Speckhart is chair of Cooley’s business restructuring practice and a top advocate in corporate restructuring and financial litigation. She has a diverse practice spanning a range of industries, including private equity, healthcare, life sciences, technology, energy and retail. Cullen regularly represents debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees and foreign representatives in significant bankruptcy matters throughout the US. She is recognized for her strong courtroom advocacy, dealmaking ability and tactical skill. Cullen is noted by Chambers USA as an “extremely powerful presence” and “extremely thoughtful person to have in a case.” She is also highly regarded for her proactive, forward-focused approach to solvency strategy and for providing tactical guidance to Cooley business clients – including public, private and high-growth companies – in all aspects of contingency planning, risk mitigation and business portfolio improvement.